Ted Cruz and Jimmy Kimmel may be profoundly bad at one-on-one basketball, but their efforts this weekend raised more than $80,000 for two deserving charities.

The Texas politician and the late-night host faced off in the "Blobfish Basketball Classic" at Texas Southern University on Saturday. Though the pair were supposed to play up to 15 points, they wrapped things up after two exhausting hours, with Cruz winning 11-9.

"All right, Big Guy...you talk a good game," Cruz tweeted in response to Kimmel's joke. "You besmirched my support for the @HoustonRockets. So let's settle this man-to-man: one-on-one, hoops (or 'ring-ball,' if you prefer). The loser gives $5k to the (non-political) charity of the winner's choice."

(By "ring-ball," Cruz was referring to that time he referred to a basketball hoop as a basketball "ring" on the 2016 campaign trail.)

Kimmel accepted Cruz's challenge:

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Though it may not have been the most impressive athletic performance, the game did a commendable job raising money for the Texas Children's Hospital and Generation One, a non-profit that fights poverty in in Houston.

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